Where does TC1 LLC rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), TC1 LLC ranks #1,477 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does TC1 LLC hold?

TC1 LLC holds 281 US utility patents granted between 2017 and 2025, spanning 51 technology areas.

What is TC1 LLC's Innovation Score?

TC1 LLC has an Innovation Score of 61.7 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is TC1 LLC's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

TC1 LLC's recent grant velocity is +91% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). This indicates accelerating grant output.

What does claim depth mean for TC1 LLC's patents?

TC1 LLC's patents average 18.7 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the TC1 LLC patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

TC1 LLC

Q: What technology areas does TC1 LLC focus on?

TC1 LLC's top technology area is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor) with 255 patents, ranking #28 of 3,490 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 51 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 281 granted patents across 51 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, TC1 ranks #1,477 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 281 patents across 51 technology areas.

#1,477
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.7/100): 18.7
avg claims per patent: +91%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1477 · US Corporation #1,477 · 281 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-SURGE · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 281 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,477/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Shandong University
CPC-WIDE A61M · 51 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.7/100
CLAIMS-RICH 18.7 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-SURGE +91% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Shandong University (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How TC1’s 61.7 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 19.5 pts (32%) Velocity 6.0 pts (10%) Breadth 25.0 pts (41%) Claim depth 11.2 pts (18%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Asahi Kasei… · near

62
Wuhan China Star… · near

62
TC1 · this assignee

62
ZF Active Safety · near

62
Knorr-bremse… · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows TC1's Innovation Score is 61.7/100 (top 3% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for TC1?

Each dot is one of TC1’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). TC1’s own 18.7 claims/patent is ABOVE the 17.0 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

TC1 vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

How TC1's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, TC1 LLC received 174 grants versus 91 in 2015–2019 (+91% equal-window velocity, above median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2020 at 48 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 26. Lead class A61M accounts for 90.7% of the portfolio across 51 subclasses. Volume neighbours: FotoNation Limited (#1,473) and Danfoss A/S (#1,481).

TC1's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, TC1 LLC moved from 109 to 98 grants (0.90x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #1,481. See the growth leaderboard.

Fotonation

282
GE Infrastructure…

282
Shandong Universi…

281
Sram

281
TC1 ◀

281
Aerovironment

280
Anritsu

280
Board OF Regents…

280
Danfoss A/S

280

What this shows TC1 holds 281 patents at rank #1,477, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near TC1

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,477 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in TC1's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for TC1, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into), TC1 ranks #28 of 3,490 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

ZF Active Safety GmbH 62 Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation 62 Knorr-bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH 62 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (18.7 here).

University of Utah Research Foundation 18.7 avg Red Hat, Inc. 18.7 avg Liqid Inc. 18.7 avg Protegrity Corporation 18.7 avg

TC1's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

View data table

TC1 LLC patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	26	9.3%
2018	32	11.4%
2019	33	11.7%
2020	48	17.1%
2021	28	10.0%
2022	31	11.0%
2023	32	11.4%
2024	35	12.5%
2025partial year	16	5.7%

Which technologies does TC1 LLC patent most?

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 255

H02J - Circuit Arrangements OR Systems FOR Supplying OR Distributing Electric POWER; Systems FOR Storing Electric Energy 47

F04D - Non-positive-displacement Pumps 44

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 38

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 28

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 23

H01F - MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; Selection OF Materials FOR Their Magnetic Properties 12

H04B - Transmission 11

F04C - Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Machines FOR Liquids ; Rotary-piston, OR Oscillating-piston, Positive-displacement Pumps 9

G01R - Measuring Electric VARIABLES; Measuring Magnetic Variables 9

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 9

H01R - Electrically-conductive CONNECTIONS; Structural Associations OF A Plurality OF Mutually-insulated Electrical Connecting ELEMENTS; Coupling DEVICES; Current Collectors 8

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 8

F05D - Indexing Scheme FOR Aspects Relating TO Non-positive-displacement Machines OR Engines, Gas-turbines OR Jet-propulsion Plants 7

F05B - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Wind, Spring, Weight, Inertia OR Like Motors, TO Machines OR Engines FOR Liquids Covered BY Subclasses F03b, F03d AND F03g 5

Top 15 of 51 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

TC1 LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

TC1 LLC's lead technology class is A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor), 90.7% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61M
Ranked #1,477 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare TC1 LLC against FotoNation Limited, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.7/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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